That week my whole flock went silent - thought I had a predator but it was heat stroke

Last July in Phoenix we had that 5 day stretch of 115 degrees and my 8 hens just stopped moving. They were all huddled under the coop panting with their wings out and I panicked thinking something got in. I ran out with a hose and misted them down plus set up a kiddie pool with ice packs and within 2 hours they were back to normal. Turns out they were just overheating bad and I almost called the vet for nothing. Has anyone else had their birds go totally limp from heat before I lost a whole day of work over it?

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joseph_hart12d ago

Yeah ok I used to think heat was no big deal for birds but this changed my mind.

the_julia12d ago

Wild birds handle heat way better than pet birds do, actually.